“He promised he would live for our daughter,” said Elizabeth Vasquez, the mother of Alfredo Trapp’s only child. “He stayed out of trouble for five, six years.”
As previously reported, Trapp’s life was cut short on Thursday night after he was gunned down in the San Mateo area of San Pedro. The attack took place just a block from their homes.
Police have confirmed that around 9 p.m., Trapp, 28, and Gabriel Villafranco Salazar, 38, were riding a golf cart down an unnamed street in the San Mateo area when two men on a motorcycle opened fire. Trapp died from his injuries, while Villafranco survived and remains in stable condition.
“While both Villafranco and Trapp are known to the police, no clear motive has been established in this investigation,” said Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith this afternoon.
Trapp was previously wanted in connection with the 2024 murder of American nursing student J’Bria Bowens, while Villafranco has been accused of murder multiple times.
Police recovered eight spent shells at the scene.
Though no motive has been confirmed, ASP Stacy Smith said that “for the past few weeks there has been intensive operations in that area that has led to the recovery of weapons and drugs, and police continue to monitor the situation in that area.”